Facebook’s security boss is leaving, a day after the social network revealed a political influence campaign (FB)

Matt Weinberger, provided by Published 4:00 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Getty Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos is leaving the social network. He’s going to Stanford University, where he’ll continue digging in to cybersecurity research. The news comes one day after Stamos played a key role in Facebook’s public disclosure of a targeted political influence campaign. Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos is leaving the social network to take an adjunct professorship role at Stanford University, he announced on Wednesday, after three years at the company that coincided with the most tumultuous period in its history. News of Stamos’ departure comes a day after Facebook disclosed a coordinated political misinformation campaign on its platform —a disclosure in which Stamos played a key role, briefing the media on the situation in a conference call. “while I will no longer have the pleasure of working side by side with my friends [at Facebook], I am encouraged that there are so many dedicated, thoughtful and skilled people continuing to tackle these challenges,” Stamos wrote in a post. Business Channel Now Playing: Now Playing These Airlines are Least Likely to Lose or Damage Your Bags Media: Buzz 60 New TSA Scanners Could Let Liquids, Laptops Stay in Carry-On-Bags Media: Wibbitz Spectrum Cable Has Been Kicked Out of New York State Media: Fortune You’ve Probably Been a Victim of this Annoying New Dating Trend Media: Buzz 60 Facebook and Instagram Add Tools To Help You Limit Social Media Intake Media: Wibbitz Starbucks Teams Up… [Read full story]